Pipe rest



P. H. LETTRE PIPE REST 'Filed NOV. 6, 1922 JQJZLeZZra t Patented Apr. i,1924.

PHILIP H. LETTR'E, OF NORTH ATTLEBORO FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS.

PIPE REST.

Application filed. November 6, 1922. Serial No. 599,398.

To all whom it may come m Be it known that l, PHILIP H. Ln'rrnii, acitizen of the United States, residing at North Attleboro Falls, in thecounty of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new anduseful iPipe Rest, of which the following .is a s 'eiiiication.

This invention has reference to racks and stands, and more particularlyto a novel form of rack especially designed for supporting a smokingpipe.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will hold the bowl of the pipe in an upright positioneliminating any possibility of the pipe falling over to spill thecontents thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a rest of theadjustable type, thereby adapting the rest for use in supporting pipeshaving bowls of various diameters.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made with in thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevatio-nal view of a rack constructed in accordancewith the present invention and disclosing a pipe as supported therein.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view and Figure 4c is a sectional view takenon line 4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the rack embodies opposed clampingmembers, each of which comprising a length. of flexible metal havingright angled portions and a body portion 6, the extreme ends of theright angled portions 5 or clamping arms, extending outwardly as at 7 topermit a pipe to be readily inserted between the arms.

The clamping members are oppositely disposed, the body portions thereofoverlapping each other as shown by Figure 4 of the drawing, where thesame are secured in position by means of the securing disk 8, thesecuring disk is also formed with metal and provided withiingers 9,which are disposed between the adjacent edges of the body portions ofthe clamping member as shown by Figure 2 of the drawing, where the sameare bent into close engagement with the up permost body portion. Fromthe foregoing it will be seen that as a pipe bowl is forced between theresilient arms of the clamping members, the arms will expand to admitthe bowl, the arms belng of such flexibility as to closely grip thebowl.

It might be further stated that due to the construction of the bodyportions and securing dish, a relatively flat supporting surface isprovided to hold the rest in an upright position at all times.

As clearly shown by Figure i of the drawing, the body portion 6 of theuppermost vof the clamping members being bent upwardly at pointsintermediate their ends, the body portion of one clamping member beingpositioned over the central upwardly bent portion of the adjacent bodyportion, a supporting disk having fingers adapted to overlie theadjacent body portions to secure the clamping members together, and saidsupporting disk having its outer surface lying in a plane with the outerends of the body portions of the clamping members to hold the support inan upright position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP H. LETTRE.

Witnesses:

, CORNELIUS E. HALE,

E. Lmwoon WISE.

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